Waffle-cutter.



G. T. THOMPSON.

WAFPLE CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. a, 1912.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH (20.. WASHINGTON D C G. T. THOMPSON. WAFPLE CUTTER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 6, 1012.

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GLENN T. THOMPSON, OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA.

WAFFLE-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18. 1 91 3.

Application filed March 6, 1912. Serial No. 682,033;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GLENN T. THOMPSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Santa Barbara, in the county of Santa Barbara and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inattle-Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for cutting candy, Wattles, and othersubstances.

The invention has for its object to provide an improved device of thiskind by means of which, candy, Wattles, and other substances may beefficiently and suitably cut into shapes.

The invention further has for its object to provide an improved cuttingdevice of this kind, so constructed and arranged that it may be adjustedto out candy, watlles, and other substances into different forms andshapes.

The invention further has for its object to provide an improved cuttingdevice of this kind so constructed and arranged that the operating partsthereof may be employed or a part or all of the detachable cutters maybe used with the device.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of acutting device constructed in accordance with this invention, partlybroken away and having a portion of the cutters mounted on the device,the others being omitted. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed view inperspective of one of the cutters detached. Fig. 3 is a detailed view inperspective of one of the filling plates which are used between thecutters, Fig. 4: is a front view of the cutting device. 5 is an end viewhaving the means for adjusting the upper plate in spaced relation to thelower plate.

In carrying out the oblong plates 1 and 2 are provided, which carry thecutters, said plates being hinged together at their rearfledges by meansof depending arms 3 on the upper plate 1 hinged to the vertical arms 1on the lower plate 2 by means of pins 5 held in place by a nose 6. Thehinge construction just described locates the upper plate in spacedrelation to the lower plate, so as to provide room for the meeting edgesof the cutters on the upper and lower plates. The lower plate isprovided at its forward edge and at its ends with the projection 7. Theupper plate 1 is operated to bring the cutters on the upinvention, apair of per plate into cutting relation with the cut ters on the lowerplate by means of a suitable handle 8.

In Fig. 2 is shown one of the cutters 9, a number of such cutters beingemployed and mounted on the upper and lower plates, each of said cuttersis formed longitudinally with the vertically curved sides 10 terminatingin the longitudinal cutting edge 11, the cutter being slidably mountedon the plate in any suitable manner, and as here shown, preferably bymeans of depending engaging lugs 12 and 13 overlapping the rear andfront edges of the plate, and are secured in adjustable positionthereof, by suitable means, as for example, by threaded hole 14 in thelug 13, which is provided with a clamping screw 15, adapted to engagethe edge of the plate.

In order to provide suitable spaces or cavities in which the material tobe cut is molded and separated in sections, a number of the fillingplates 16 are employed, one of said plates being shown in Fig. 3, andconsisting of an oblong plate of suitable metal provided at its endswith depending lugs 17, which as shown in Fig. 4; are adapted to engagethe grooves 19 in the lugs 12 and 13 of the cutters 9. It will be seenin Fig. 4: that between each pair of upper and lower cutters a pair ofplates 16 spaced apart from each other will form a space for thereception of the material to be cut and molded, the lug 6 of the plate16 being formed with. a curve 16' so as to fit into the adjacent curve10 of the adjacent cutter 9.

\Vith the arrangement of the cutters and filling plates as shown in Fig.4, the material or substance to be cut and molded will be formed of acertain shape corresponding to the space and shape of the adjacent partsof the cutters and upperiand lower filling 7 plates.

The substance to be cut may be formed in various shapes by removing thefilling plates or by removing the cutters on one of the plates and, inorder that the plates 1 and 2 may maintain the proper spaced relation toeach other when the cutters on one of the plates are removed, suitableadjusting means have been provided in connection with the hinges, whichis shown in Fig. 5, preferably consist of a slot 20 in each of the arms4 through which the pin 5 projects. In order to adjust the space betweenthe plates 1 and 2 by loosening the nuts 6, the plate 1 may be loweredto the relative to the plate 2, and the nuts 6 then tightened up to holdthe plate when in such adjusted position.

Having described my invention, I claim-- In a cutting device of the kinddescribed, a pair of oblong metallic plates, one of which is fixed andis formed at its rear edge with vertical bracket arms, each providedwith a vertical slot, and the other plate adapted to be moved toward andaway from the fixed plate and formed at its rear edge proper adjustedposition.

with depending bracket arms overlapping the vertical bracket arms on thelower plate, a hinged pin projecting through said slot in the lowerbracket arm and the overlapping bracket arm of the upper plate and abinding nut on one end of said hinge pin.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GLENN T. THOMPSON. Witnesses:

EUNIOE MoCoMBs, ELSIE MORRISON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

